Man in Newport car crash is son of former Cardiff and QPR footballer Leon Jeanne
A MAN who was in a crash which killed three people after five friends disappeared from a nightclub is the son of former footballer Leon Jeanne.
Cops today discovered three bodies after Rafel Jeanne-Actie, Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin vanished on Friday night.
The group had not been seen since enjoying a night out at the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales.
And after a desperate search, Gwent Police this morning confirmed a car had been found, with three of the five occupants tragically killed.
Police have not confirmed the identities of those killed in the crash – however Eve’s family have confirmed she is one of the three dead.
Now it’s been revealed that Rafel is the son of winger Leon Jeanne, 42, who played for QPR and Cardiff City.
It comes after Darcy posted photos of her and Rafel partying the night they vanished.
The pic shows the pair smiling, with Rafel’s arm around Darcy.
It’s thought she posted the photo to her Snapchat story on the night they went missing.
Pals had previously said the friends had last been seen at the nightclub Muffler in Maesglas on Friday night.
The VW Tiguan was recovered just after midnight on Monday March 6.
It comes as…
- Cops confirmed they have launched a probe to find out just what happened before the crash
- Family heartbroken as Eve dies eight years after sister killed in smash
- Haunting CCTV shows car three pals were in before being found dead
- Mum of woman who vanished says cops ‘thought they were hungover & said STOP ringing’
Haunting CCTV has shown the white car the group had been travelling in before it was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
The snaps, shared by the young people’s families during the search, show the white car carrying the friends.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or send a direct message on social media, quoting 2300071791.
The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures.